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Jefferson’s Charlie Guan, Marshall’s Heather Holt double up at Virginia 5A North region track championships Jefferson’s Charlie Guan, Marshall’s Heather Holt double up at Virginia 5A North region track championships
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Charlie Guan had barely splashed down into the sand pit exactly 21-feet from where he took off when it was time to climb back to his feet and move on. Charlie Guan had barely splashed into the sand pit 21 feet from where he took off when it was time to climb back to his feet and move on. His fourth-place finish in the boys’ long jump at Wednesday’s Virginia 5A North region indoor track and field meet at Prince George’s Sports & Learning Complex wasn’t yet official, but the Jefferson senior had to shift in both body and mind to the 55-meter hurdles final that was about to start.
His fourth-place finish in the boys’ long jump at Wednesday’s Virginia 5A North region indoor track and field meet at Prince George’s Sports & Learning Complex wasn’t yet official, but the Jefferson senior had to shift in both body and mind to the 55-meter hurdles final that was about to start.
“For hurdles and long jump, the leg motions are different,” Guan said. “I have to mentally retrain myself every time. ‘Okay, now I’m going to hurdles, do this.’ It’s hard, but it constantly keeps me moving and it’s energizing for me.”“For hurdles and long jump, the leg motions are different,” Guan said. “I have to mentally retrain myself every time. ‘Okay, now I’m going to hurdles, do this.’ It’s hard, but it constantly keeps me moving and it’s energizing for me.”
Running on the track instead of the infield and jumping over hurdles instead of sand, the Jefferson senior smoked the competition and won in 7.83 seconds.Running on the track instead of the infield and jumping over hurdles instead of sand, the Jefferson senior smoked the competition and won in 7.83 seconds.
It was one of more than one dozen meet records set in the second 5A North regional meet. (Last year’s meet was snowed out.) It was one of more than a dozen meet records set in the second 5A North region meet. (Last year’s meet was snowed out.)
Jefferson finished with 56.50 points in the boys’ competition, good for fourth place overall and the second-best finish for a Washington area school. North Stafford won the meet with 78 points, edging Edison (73) and Mountain View (59). Jefferson finished with 56.50 points in the boys’ competition, good for fourth place and the second-best finish for a Washington area school. North Stafford won the meet with 78 points, edging Edison (73) and Mountain View (59).
Edison, which was tied with North Stafford heading into the day’s final race, the 4x400 relay, was led by Moses Kamara. The senior won the 300 (36.02) and 500 (1:06.58) and finished second in the long jump (20 feet 4.5 inches) behind teammate Gregory Lucas-Roscoe (21’ 09”). Edison, which was tied with North Stafford heading into the day’s final race, the 4x400 relay, was led by senior Moses Kamara. He won the 300 (36.02 seconds) and 500 (1 minute 6.58 seconds) and finished second in the long jump (20 feet 4.5 inches) behind teammate Gregory Lucas-Roscoe (21-9).
“Usually when I step on the track, I don’t like to be cocky, but I believe I’m the best,” Kamara said. “And I don’t doubt myself, because I feel like if you doubt yourself even a tiny bit, fear creeps in.”“Usually when I step on the track, I don’t like to be cocky, but I believe I’m the best,” Kamara said. “And I don’t doubt myself, because I feel like if you doubt yourself even a tiny bit, fear creeps in.”
On the girls’ side, North Stafford won handily to complete the sweep, finishing with 93 points ahead of Potomac (Va.) (70) and Atlee (69). On the girls’ side, North Stafford completed the sweep by finishing with 93 points, ahead of Potomac (Va.) (70) and Atlee (69).
Marshall finished fifth with 46 points, a large portion of which came from strong performances by sophomore Heather Holt. Marshall finished fifth with 46 points, a large portion of which came from sophomore Heather Holt. Holt, who earned All-Met honors in cross-country, cruised from start to finish in the one mile race.
Holt, who earned All-Met honors in the fall after a strong cross country season, cruised from start to finish in the one mile race, winning in 5:10.10, more than seven seconds faster than the previous meet record and 13 seconds faster than her closest competitor, Ablemarle’s Ryann Helmers. She won in 5:10.10, more than seven seconds faster than the previous meet record and 13 seconds faster than her closest competitor, Ablemarle’s Ryann Helmers.
After roughly a 60-minute break, Holt toed the line again. This time, running in the 1,000, the margin was much slimmer, but she fought the fatigue, found enough in the tank for one final kick and held off Ablemarle’s Kathryn Mayo to win by just over one second in 3:01.36. After roughly a 60-minute break, Holt toed the line again. This time, running in the 1,000, the margin was much slimmer. Yet she fought the fatigue, found enough in the tank for one final kick and held off Ablemarle’s Kathryn Mayo to win by just more than one second in 3:01.36.
“I do feel tired, but I try not to think about it so much,” Holt said. “I’m still working on that, that’s why I’m practicing doubling a lot. That way I can focus more on how I want to run in the race than how I feel.”“I do feel tired, but I try not to think about it so much,” Holt said. “I’m still working on that, that’s why I’m practicing doubling a lot. That way I can focus more on how I want to run in the race than how I feel.”